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turn out for volleyballThere are 27 girls turned out for Prairie High School volleyball this
season.Making up the varsity squad are seniors Tyler Workman, Tanna Schlader,
Shelby VonBargen, Stephanie Gimmeson and Summit transfer Brooke Schumacher.
Juniors are Leah Holthaus, Cheryl Gehring, Kelsey Tidwell and Beka
Bruner.
Freshman making the squad are Krystin Uhlenkott and Hailey Danly.
Schumacher and Danly both missed the Jamboree at Grangeville due to
injury and illness but Prairie still did very well, managing to outscore
all three opponents, Nezperce, Grangeville and Clearwater Valley.
Workman and Schlader are the only returning starters from last yearís
state qualifying team. Gimmeson got a lot of action as a back row player
and moves to Libero this year.
The White Pine League has been reconfigured this year with Deary and
Kendrick dropping down to the Division II level and Kamiah dropping down
from 2-A. Defending state champion Troy, defending league champion Genesee
and Kamiah will all be tough to beat. Lapwai, Potlatch and C.V. will be
the other league members this year.
Making up the JV/C squad are Keely Schmidt, Natasha Gimmeson, Talyss
Lustig, Kely Heitman, Sarah Seubert, Jessi Riener, Shayla VonBargen, Abbie
Uhlenkott, Holli Uhlorn, Sydney Glimp, Hannah Ross, Heidi Holubetz, Lauren
Alfrey, Sierra Latimer and Summit transfers Nicole Wemhoff and Kayla Schumacher.
Cheyenne Hudson returns as head coach with Marlene Forsmann returning
as JV coach. Julie Schumacher, Summitís coach last year, will be a volunteer
coach this season for the team.